The website of the Vilnius district municipality has been unavailable for several days.
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“An attack was carried out on Monday against the data servers of the Vilnius district municipality administration. The availability of the municipal administration is and will be limited for some time. (…)
The municipal administration, in cooperation with them, is doing everything to resume normal activities as soon as possible. Residents may experience disruptions when communicating with administration departments and municipalities.
We apologize for the inconvenience”, – this is the message the municipality has published on its Facebook account.
It also contains reports on various activities in the area.
Under investigation for the leak of personal data
On Thursday, the municipality issued a statement in which it confirmed that a cyber attack was carried out in the Vilnius district municipality this week, which disrupted the operation of some information systems. The municipality is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the attack and whether personal data was accessed.
“An attack was carried out on Monday against the data servers of the Vilnius district municipality administration. The availability of the municipal administration is and will be limited for some time.
Information about the incident was forwarded to the National Cyber Security Center under the Ministry of National Defense and other responsible institutions were informed. The municipal administration is doing everything to resume normal activities as soon as possible”, commented Robertas Duchnevičius, Mayor of the Vilnius District Municipality.
An attack was carried out on Monday against the data servers of the Vilnius District Municipality Administration. Administrative access is and will be limited for some time.
On behalf of the mayor, a crisis management working group was established in the municipality, which is led by the director of administration, Vladislavas Kondratovičius.
“The activity of information systems is currently restricted due to data security. Individual systems are being restored. After finding out the extent of the violations, it will be clear what public services we will be able to provide in the usual way”, says V. Kondratovičius.
An investigation is currently being conducted into the possible leakage of personal data of employees and residents. The municipality cooperates with the State Data Protection Inspectorate, the information was transferred to the Chief Police Commissariat of Vilnius County.
The Vilnius District Municipality announces that regarding the restoration of information systems after the incident, you can contact the head of the Economy Department of the Vilnius District Municipality Administration, Konradas Blaževičius, tel. +370 670 14 348 or e-mail by mail Konrad.Blazevic@vrsa.lt.
Residents can contact Edward Zakrzewskis, Corruption Prevention Specialist of the Vilnius District Municipality Administration, on personal data issues, tel. +370 (5) 253 2314 or e-mail by mail Edward.Zakrzewski@vrsa.lt.
Due to the disrupted operation of information systems, disruptions in the provision of services of the Vilnius District Municipality are possible in the near future. Interested parties are invited to contact the municipality by phone number 85 275 1990 or by e-mail. by mail vrsa@vrsa.lt. Residents can also apply directly to the municipalities, which will inform them about the situation and how the services are currently being provided.”
The meeting was postponed
Due to the disrupted operation of information systems, disruptions in the provision of services of the Vilnius District Municipality are possible in the near future. The municipality informs that residents can also contact the municipalities directly, which will inform them about the situation and how the services are currently being provided.
“Due to technical obstacles, the meeting of the Vilnius District Municipality Council scheduled for this Friday has been cancelled. It is planned to be held on December 13. Taking into account the fact that the website of the municipality is currently not working at full capacity, draft council decisions and the agenda of the council meeting have been published in the Legal Acts Information System.
You can familiarize yourself with the mentioned agenda in this link. Also, the aforementioned agenda is published on the notice boards of the Vilnius district municipality’s councils,” the municipality announced.
“Vilnius District Municipality apologizes to residents for possible inconveniences and asks for understanding regarding limited activities caused by this unexpected attack. Every effort is being made to restore systems and services to normal as soon as possible.
The municipality also announced the meeting on its Facebook account: “We announce the meeting in 2023. December 8 the agenda of the meeting of the Vilnius District Municipal Council.”
And the photographed pages with the agenda are attached.
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2024-07-25 02:28:08
